RAPID-SYSTEM-STATISTICS-MIB

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Organization: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Last Updated: 2001-05-16

Category: Firewall / Security Appliance, WatchGuard

Description: Collects system performance statistics including throughput and connection counts on WatchGuard Firebox.

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What Is RAPID-SYSTEM-STATISTICS-MIB?

The RAPID-SYSTEM-STATISTICS-MIB is another RapidStream-originated module, part of the technology later carried into WatchGuard's Firebox security appliance line, collecting general system-level performance statistics for the appliance. It falls into the performance/counters category, covering metrics such as throughput and connection counts that describe operational load on the firewall/VPN platform. Its purpose centers on monitoring the hardware and software health of the appliance under load, letting administrators watch for rising connection counts or throughput saturation that could signal a denial-of-service condition or the platform approaching a capacity limit. It appears to be a self-contained vendor statistics module rather than one explicitly layered on an IETF performance MIB, though it serves the same purpose as standard interface/host resource counters. It is deployed on RapidStream-derived WatchGuard Firebox appliances, where RAPID-SYSTEM-STATISTICS-MIB SNMP monitoring supports ongoing capacity planning and appliance health checks.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in RAPID-SYSTEM-STATISTICS-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

WatchGuard Firebox security appliance
RapidStream system

Monitoring Examples

No object or table names were supplied for this module, so specific OIDs cannot be cited; based on the module description, an administrator would typically poll counters for active connections and throughput to catch a spike signaling abnormal load or a potential attack, comparing current values against a known baseline to detect performance degradation on the appliance.

What Can Be Monitored

system throughput
active connection counts
overall system load/performance statistics

Imported Objects

From RAPID-MIB

rapidstream

OBJECT-IDENTITY

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter64
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
TimeTicks
enterprises

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using rsSystemCpuUtil OID:

Select a WatchGuard Firebox security appliance / RapidStream system (general system performance statistics) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type rsSystemCpuUtil into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. It reports cPU utilization of the system in last 5 seconds. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter64-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if utilization exceeds 85%, a common warning threshold before sustained high load affects performance. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OIDs

OID symbolic	OID numeric	Type	Access	Description
rsInfoModule	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6			The MIB module describes various system statistics information of RapidStream system.
rsSystemStatisticsMIB	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3			This is the base system information for all system related statistical counters.
C64 rsSystemCpuUtilEx	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.4	Counter64	read-only	CPU utilization of the system in last 5 seconds. The value is measured in 0.01%. For example, if the value is 234, then CPU utilization is 2.34%.
C64 rsSystemTotalSendBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.8	Counter64	read-only	The total number of bytes sent since system is up. This number includes both cut through traffic and host traffic.
C64 rsSystemTotalRecvBytes	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.9	Counter64	read-only	The total number of bytes received since system is up. This number includes both cut through traffic and host traffic.
C64 rsSystemTotalSendPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.10	Counter64	read-only	The total number of the packets sent since system is up. This number includes both cut through traffic and host traffic.
C64 rsSystemTotalRecvPackets	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.11	Counter64	read-only	The total number of the packets received since system is up. The number includes both cut through traffic and host traffic.
C64 rsSystemStreamReqTotal	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.30	Counter64	read-only	The total number of the connection requests since system is up.
C64 rsSystemStreamReqDrop	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.34	Counter64	read-only	The total number of the connection requests being dropped since system is up.
C64 rsSystemCpuUtil1	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.77	Counter64	read-only	CPU utilization of the system in last 1 minute. The value is measured in 0.01%. For example, if the value is 234, then CPU utilization is 2.34%.
C64 rsSystemCpuUtil5	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.78	Counter64	read-only	CPU utilization of the system in last 5 minutes. The value is measured in 0.01%. For example, if the value is 234, then CPU utilization is 2.34%.
C64 rsSystemCpuUtil15	1.3.6.1.4.1.4355.6.3.79	Counter64	read-only	CPU utilization of the system in last 15 minutes. The value is measured in 0.01%. For example, if the value is 234, then CPU utilization is 2.34%.

RFC description

WatchGuard RapidStream security system MIB defining CPU utilization, memory usage, and system performance statistics.

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